Haziq Jamil

haziq.jamil@ubd.edu.bn https://haziqj.ml

I am an Assistant Professor in Statistics at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). My interests lie in statistical methodology and computation, with applications towards the natural and social sciences.

Using the R programming language, I build statistical models to analyse data to gain insights, make predictions, and aid decision-making. I have written several peer-reviewed statistical articles and software packages, and I am available for statistical consulting work.

Education

year	what
2016 — 2021	DPhil in Computer Science, University of Oxford Supervisor: Sir Nigel Shadbolt¹ Thesis: Examining the effectiveness of design patterns for digital self-control
2012 — 2013	MSc in Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford Supervisor: Oliver Curry² Thesis: Fundamental motivations and risk-taking
2011 — 2016	MA in the Study of Religion & Psychology, Aarhus University Supervisor: Uffe Schjødt³ Thesis: Religion as a cultural tool for cognitive control
2007 — 2011	BA in the Study of Religion & Psychology, Aarhus University Supervisors: Jesper Sørensen⁴ and Kristoffer Laigaard Nielbo⁵ Thesis: Priming effects of religious concepts on moral judgment

Awards & honours

year	what
2020	Winner of the 2020 Oxford Three Minute Thesis competition⁶, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, University of Oxford
	Commendation Certificate for the Reducing Digital Distraction Workshop, MPLS Impact Awards⁷, University of Oxford
2019	Best Talk Award, 2019 Oxford Computer Science Conference, University of Oxford
	Best Paper Honorable Mention Award for “Self-Control in Cyberspace…”, CHI’19: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2018	Best Paper Award for “Third party tracking…”, WebSci’18: ACM Conference on Web Science, Amsterdam
2017	DOMUS Prize for Outstanding Research Communication, Linacre College, University of Oxford

Experience

year	what
2021 — present	Postdoctoral Researcher Carlsberg Foundation & Dept. of Computer Science, University of Oxford

Grants and funding

year	what
2021 — 2023	Carlsberg Foundation Visiting Fellowship at University of Oxford⁸ (DKK 700,000 (~£80k)), Understanding Personal Digital Self-Control Struggles and Appropriate Interventions
2020	van Houten Fund⁹ (~£12k), The Reducing Digital Distraction (ReDD) Workshop for Oxford University students. Supervisor: Maureen Freed.
2019 — 2020	EPSRC Doctoral Prize¹⁰ (~£28k), Supporting End-User Autonomy Over Digital Device Use. Supervisor: Nigel Shadbolt. Mentor: Max Van Kleek.

Publications

Conference publications
(fully reviewed, archival)

In computer science, top-tier conferences (<30% acceptance rate) are as, or more impactful than journals, see doi.org/fgjt2h

year	number	citation
2021	C6	How the Design of YouTube Influences User Sense of Agency K. Lukoff, U. Lyngs, H. Zade, V. Liao, J. Choi, K. Fan, S. Munson, A. Hiniker CHI’21: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2020	C5	From Ancient Contemplative Practice to the App Store: Designing a Digital Container for Mindfulness K. Lukoff, U. Lyngs, S. Gueorguieva, E. S. Dillman, A. Hiniker, S. A. Munson DIS’20: ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems
	C4	“I Just Want to Hack Myself to Not Get Distracted”: Evaluating Design Interventions for Self-Control on Facebook U. Lyngs, K. Lukoff, P. Slovak, W. Seymour, H. Webb, M. Jirotka, J. Zhao, M. Van Kleek, N. Shadbolt CHI’20: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2019	C3	Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to a Review of Digital Self-Control Tools U. Lyngs, K. Lukoff, P. Slovak, R. Binns, A. Slack, M. Inzlicht, M. Van Kleek, N. Shadbolt CHI’19: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Best paper honourable mention (top 5%)
2018	C2	Third party tracking in the mobile ecosystem R. Binns, U. Lyngs, M. Van Kleek, J. Zhao, T. Libert, N. Shadbolt WebSci’18: ACM Web Science Conference Best paper award (top 2 papers)
	C1	“It’s Reducing a Human Being to a Percentage”: Perceptions of Justice in Algorithmic Decisions R. Binns, M. Van Kleek, M. Veale, U. Lyngs, J. Zhao, N. Shadbolt CHI’18: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Journal articles (fully reviewed, archival)

year	number	citation
2021	J2	Designing for Youth-Centered Moderation and Community Governance in Minecraft K. Salen Tekinbaş, K. Jagannath, U. Lyngs, P. Slovák TOCHI: ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
2016	J1	Hearing in Colour: How Expectations Distort Perception of Skin Tone U. Lyngs, E. Cohen, W. Hattori, M. Newson, D. Levin JEP:HPP: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 42 (12), 2068-2076

Extended abstracts and workshop papers
(lightly reviewed)

year	number	citation
2020	A9	The ReDD Workshop: A Template for Supporting People in Regaining Control Over Digital Device Use U. Lyngs, M. Freed, K. Lukoff, P. Slovak, M. Van Kleek CHI’20 workshop: Rethinking Mental Health Resources, Workshop at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
	A8	Further Exploring Communal Technology Use in Smart Homes: Social Expectations M. Kraemer, U. Lyngs, H. Webb, I. Flechais CHI’20 EA: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
	A7	“What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” Logging HRI Data for Robot Accident Investigations K. Winkle, M. Jirotka, U. Lyngs, C. Macrae, H. Webb, A. Winfield HRI’20 Companion: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
2019	A6	Putting Self-Control at the Centre of Digital Wellbeing U. Lyngs CHI’19 workshop: Designing for Digital Wellbeing, Workshop at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2018	A5	So, Tell Me What Users Want, What They Really, Really Want! U. Lyngs, R. Binns, M. Van Kleek, N. Shadbolt CHI’18 EA (alt.chi): ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
	A4	A Cognitive Design Space for Supporting Self-Regulation of ICT Use U. Lyngs CHI’18 EA: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2017	A3	‘It’s More Fun With My Phone’: A Replication Study of Cell Phone Presence and Task Performance U. Lyngs CHI’17 EA: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
	A2	‘It’s More Fun With My Phone’: A Replication Study of Cell Phone Presence and Task Performance U. Lyngs, R. McKay CogSci’17: 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
	A1	Curiosity, ICTs, and Attention Management U. Lyngs CHI’17 workshop: Designing for Curiosity: An Interdisciplinary Workshop¹¹, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Research dissemination

Press

year	what
2021	Interviewed on the Danish radio program ‘Kortsluttet’ (short-circuited) on P1, in the episode ‘Død over digitale distraktioner’ (Death to digital distractions)¹²
2018	Our paper “Third Party Tracking in the Mobile Ecosystem” [C2] covered in the Financial Times¹³, BBC¹⁴, The Times¹⁵, Business Insider¹⁶, and more

Talks

All first-authored conference publications listed above were also presented as talks at their respective conferences and are not listed again in this section.

year	number	what
2021	T32	Biblioteket i Thisted, Thy 360¹⁷, KulturRummet Thy Selvkontrol i cyberspace
	T31	University of Copenhagen, DISTRACT¹⁸, Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science The Reducing Digital Distraction workshop as research tool: methods and preliminary results
	T30	University of Copenhagen, Human-Centred Computing Section¹⁹, Dept. of Computer Science Reproducible and Replicable Research
	T29	University of Oxford, Human Centred Computing²⁰, Dept. of Computer Science R Markdown in 7 Minutes
	T28	University of Oxford, Human Centred Computing²¹, Dept. of Computer Science Reproducible and Replicable Research
2020	T27	University of Oxford, Guest lecture in Interaction Design (IDE)²², Dept. of Computer Science Ulysses in Cyberspace: The Theory and Practice of Digital Self-Control
	T26	University of Copenhagen, DISTRACT²³, Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science Self-Control in Cyberspace: Examining Tools of Resistance in the Battle for Online Attention
	T25	University of Copenhagen, COINACT²⁴, Institute of Psychology Cognitive Control in Cyberspace
	T24	University of Oxford, Seminars at Linacre College²⁵ ‘I Just Want to Hack Myself to Not Get Distracted’: Do Design Interventions for Self-Control on Facebook Work?
	T23	University of Oxford, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, online lecture series (6 videos)²⁶ for a general audience What Can Digital Humanities Offer Hindu Studies?
	T22	University of Oxford, Śākta traditions project²⁷, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Deus ex Machina: What Can Digital Humanities Offer Hindu Studies?
	T21	University of Washington, Design. Use. Build. (DUB) alliance²⁸ ‘I Just Want to Hack Myself to Not Get Distracted’: Evaluating Design Interventions for Self-Control on Facebook
	T20	Google, Digital Wellbeing²⁹ Digital Wellbeing in Practice: Designing for Digital Self-Control
	T19	University of Copenhagen, Human-Centred Computing Section³⁰, Dept. of Computer Science Digital Wellbeing in Practice: Examining the Effectiveness of Digital Self-Control Strategies
	T18	University of Oxford, Digital Ethnography Group (OxDEG)³¹, Oxford Internet Institute Digital Wellbeing in Practice: Examining the Effectiveness of Digital Self-Control Strategies
2019	T17	University of Oxford, R user group Oxford³², St. Peter’s College Reproducible research with R Markdown, featuring article and PhD thesis writing
	T16	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Best of CHI2019, Mumbai (videolink) Q&A: Self-Control in Cyberspace
	T15	University of Oxford, 2019 Oxford Computer Science Conference³³, Dept. of Computer Science Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to a Review of Digital Self-Control Tools
	T14	University of Oxford, Dept. of Computer Science, workshop for 1st year DPhil (PhD) students “Owning” Your DPhil
	T13	2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Designing for Digital Wellbeing Workshop³⁴, Glasgow, UK Putting Self-Control at the Centre of Digital Wellbeing
2018	T12	BBC, AI, Society & the Media, BBC Radio Theatre, New Broadcasting House, London So, Tell Me What Users Want, What They Really, Really Want!
	T11	UnBias³⁵ Hackathon, CodeBase, Edinburgh Hacking the Attention Economy
	T10	University of Oxford, Human Centred Computing³⁶, Dept. of Computer Science Evaluating Anti-Distraction Browser Extensions for Facebook
2017	T09	PubhD³⁷, science communication and pints, St Aldate’s Tavern, Oxford How to Build Minimally-Distracting Technology
	T08	University of Oxford, SOCIAM: The Theory and Practice of Social Machines³⁸ project meeting, Jesus College Distraction and Self-Regulation in Social Machines
	T07	University of Oxford, DOMUS Research Communication Competition, Linacre College Ulysses in Cyberspace: How Anti-Distraction Apps Can Guide Digital Design
	T06	University of Oxford, 2017 Oxford Computer Science Conference³⁹, Dept. of Computer Science ICTs and Attention Management: Evaluating the Emerging Anti-Distraction Market
	T05	University of Oxford, Being Responsible in Research: Opportunities and Challenges workshop, Human Centred Computing⁴⁰, Dept. of Computer Science Battle of the Social Machines: Attention Management in the Information Age
	T04	SOCIAM: The Theory and Practice of Social Machines⁴¹, project meeting at Brockenhurst, UK Attention Management in the Information Age
2015	T03	Aarhus University, Religion, Cognition and Culture⁴² research unit, Institute of Culture and Society Religion: A Culturally Evolved Tool for Self-Control
2014	T02	26th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference⁴³, Natal, Brazil Fundamental Motivations and Risk-Taking: Loss Aversion in Context
2012	T01	Homo Experimentalis: Experimental Approaches in The Study of Religion⁴⁴, Brno, Czech Republic Effort, Loss Aversion and Religion

Discussion panels

year	number	what
2021	D3	Linacre College, Coping with Isolation and Loneliness - a Conversation,
2019	D2	Futures Thinking Conference⁴⁵, Psychology and Futurity, roundtable discussion on mental health
	D1	2019 Oxford Computer Science Conference⁴⁶, Computing Everything? The Limits of Algorithmic Learning, moderator for panel discussion with Richard Evans (Deepmind), Peter Millican, Hao Ni, and Luba Elliott